Genesis 39:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 39:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְמָאֵ֓ן
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֲדֹנָ֔יו
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הֵ֣ן
hên
H2005
behold
אֲדֹנִ֔י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֥ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אִתִּ֖י
ʼêth
H854
with
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
בַּבָּ֑יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וְכֹ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
ל֖וֹ
נָתַ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיָדִֽי
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Behold, my master doesn't know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he refused and said to the wife of his master, “Behold, with me, my master does not think what in the house, and all that is his he has given into my hand.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).